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Twelve Bens Area   SE: Glencoaghan Loop Subarea
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Bencorr North Top Mountain Binn an Choire (mullach thuaidh) A name in Irish For origin of name, see Binn an Choire / Bencorr. Galway County in Connacht Province, in no lists, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock

Height: 690m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L80961 52404
Place visited by 235 members. Recently by: maitiuocoimin, abeach, learykid, JohnFinn, chelman7, conrad1179, annem, philmchale, IncaHoots, finbarr65, JoHeaney, mrmikelennon, thrifleganger, abcd, ShayGlynn
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Longitude: -9.794597, Latitude: 53.508161 , Easting: 80961, Northing: 252404 Prominence: 5m,  Isolation: 0.3km
ITM: 480962 752407,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BncrNr, 10 char: BncrNrthTp
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

Binn an Choire (mullach thuaidh) is the 128th highest place in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Bencorr North Top (<i>Binn an Choire (mullach thuaidh)</i>) in area Twelve Bens, Ireland
Picture: Cairn with Lough Inagh in background
 
Bencorr's close relative
Short Summary created by Colin Murphy  25 Jun 2014
This 'top' does not have sufficient prominence to register on any lists and is usually done in conjunction with Bencorr or as part of Glencoaghan Horseshoe. it is 300 to the NW of Bencorr itself and rises from a col just 20m or so below, although on all other sides it has a fairy precipitous drop. It has a well defined summit with a cairn and has wonderful views of the horseshoe and Lough Inagh to the east. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/124/comment/4884/
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Bencorr North Top (<i>Binn an Choire (mullach thuaidh)</i>) in area Twelve Bens, Ireland
Picture: Binn Chorr's western aspect (leading to North Top) from Mám na bhFonsai col
eflanaga on Bencorr North Top, 2006
by eflanaga  3 May 2006
The descent from Binn Dubh to a height on the col/saddle at Mám na bhFonsai 80606 52408 starA, below Bencorr’s North Top is reasonably straightforward albeit a little more difficult as you near the narrow area of the saddle. From here Binn Chorr’s western aspect towers upwards, it’s steep rocky side presenting a formidable façade. There is a well-worn path of loose shale and rock, which wends it’s way up in zig-zag fashion but some of us decided to take a more straight-as-the-crow-flies approach. Regardless, we still had to negotiate very loose shale/rock especially as we approached the top. Nearer still to the top we had to engage in a degree of scrambling in order to reach the cairn 81053 52376 starB. Views from here are again breathtaking (see Binn Chorr). From the cairn it is a short distance south to the main summit. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/124/comment/2329/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Bencorr North Top (<i>Binn an Choire (mullach thuaidh)</i>) in area Twelve Bens, Ireland
Picture: The Giants Chair
 
aburden on Bencorr North Top, 2006
by aburden  28 Feb 2006
The view from Binn Corr is fantastic. It is a great vantage point to see the Giants Chair which is formed by the coum to the East of Binn Bhraoin Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/124/comment/2210/
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simon3 on Bencorr North Top, 2004
by simon3  21 Jun 2004
This is a relatively small knoll on the ridge about 300m NW of Binn Chorr (Bencorr). Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/124/comment/996/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Bencorr North Top (<i>Binn an Choire (mullach thuaidh)</i>) in area Twelve Bens, Ireland
Picture: Binn an tSaighdiúra from summit cairn
 
Minor bump on Bencorr
by Colin Murphy  25 Jun 2014
Pic shows summit with protruding spur to the NW towards Bencorrbeg Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/124/comment/17513/
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